Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!caen!hellgate.utah.edu!dog.ee.lbl.gov!nosc!baron!ryptyde!dant From: dant@ryptyde.UUCP (Daniel Tracy) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy Subject: Re: The Amiga's Future Message-ID: <42@ryptyde.UUCP> Date: 9 Jun 91 10:15:54 GMT References: <6678@vela.acs.oakland.edu> <1991Jun03.053144.3208@ariel.unm.edu> <1991Jun4.003619.3661@news.iastate.edu> <25233@well.sf.ca.us> <23@ryptyde.UUCP> <50144@ut-emx.uucp> <11977@hub.ucsb.edu> Reply-To: dant@ryptyde.UUCP (Daniel Tracy) Organization: Ryptyde Timesharing Lines: 16 Responding to the following: "Actually, Apple is already in some financial trouble. There stock value is falling, their sales are, in fact, down (despite their new "low-cost" Macs)." You don't know what you're talking about. Macintosh sales are higher than they've ever been. 60% higher than just last quarter! Furthermore, this was to be expected. John Sculley made an annoucement at the beginning of the year that he would now concentrate on gaining market share at the cost of company profit. The new low-cost Macs are a direct result. Apple is getting a MUCH lower profit margin for each sold, but it's working. Now that Apple isn't being so greedy, watch out IBM...:-) Like a previous post has stated: Stockholders simply don't like this kind of long-range securement. They see profits drop, and they sell.